Artificial fishing bait



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ARTIFICIAL FISHING BAIT Filed Dec. 4, 1937 grass or Weeds. an eye or loop 20 to: which the line 2! is con- Patented May 9, 1939 UNITED STATESE 5!;

ARTIFICIAL FISHING BAIT Carl A. Johnson, Chicago, Ill.

Application December 4, 1937, Serial No. 178,042

2 Claims. (01. 4339) This invention relates to improvements in artiguard are secured in any suitable manner such ficial fishing bait and one of the objects of the as by soldering, brazing, welding or in any suitsame is toprovide an improved bait of this type able manner as at l6. which will not only be provided with an improved A cap or ferrule l1 having a closed end i8 is 5 spinner but there is also provided a guard for placed over the anchored ends of the hook and the hook to prevent it from catching into and the guard and is secured in any suitable manner. gathering weeds as the bait is drawn through This ferrule is provided with an opening IS the water, the spinner itself being provided with through which the wire It passes. means for guiding it and the bait through the The end of the wire is preferably formed into it? QFFEQE The construction of the bait is such that the nected in any suitable manner. tendency of the hook to rotate as it is being drawn The numeral 22 designates a spinner which. is through the water will be prevented by the spinpreferably of a semicircular or dome shaped conner, the latter being in the form of a hood or figuration and is hollow, being constructed of shield for the hook, and will itself rotate while any desired or suitable material and the body 15 the hook will be maintained against rotation and portion thereof is shaped to form spiral convoluthe line against twisting. tions 23 which extend in general directions To the attainment of these ends and the ac-- lengthwise of the axis of the spinner. Secured complishment of other new and useful objects as to the spinner in any suitable manner is a conical will appear, the invention consists in the feature or tapering projection 24 which is provided with 20 of novelty in substantially the construction, coma passage therethrough arranged, when the spinbination and arrangement of the several parts her is assembled with respect to the hook, in hereinafter more fully described and claimed and alinement with the opening IS in the ferrule l1 shown in the accompanying drawing illustrating so that the rod or wire it will pass therethrough 25 this invention, and in which and the spinner together with the tapering or 25 Figure 1 is a view partly in elevation and partly conical projection 24 will rotate freely about in section of a bait of this character constructed e Tod Wirein accordance with the principles of this inven- When the Sp s ass it ests at its tion. apex upon the closed end I8 of the ferrule H Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional View with a the t p extension 24 s f h a n th 30 parts itt d that its extremity will terminate in close prox- Figure 3 is a top plan view or" the spinner eleimity t0 the eye so that in p On with ment, the end 18 of the ferrule I1 and the eye 20 the Figure 4 is a detail sectional view taken on Spinner will he held Substantially against move line 4-4 Figure 2, on an enlarged scale, and with mo lengthwise 0f t 61 1' w e In. 35

parts omitted. A tail or feather portion 25 substantially con- Figure 5 is a transverse sectional view, on an ceals the hooks and is secured in position in any enlarged scale, taken on line 55 Figure 2. suitable manner preferably by one extremity Referring more particularly to the drawing, thereof being fastened or anchored as at 26 to the numeral l0 designates a rod or Wire to which the hook or to the ferrule l1. 0 a plurality of hooks I! are secured by one end. The spinner 22 is of such a diameter that it This rod may be constructed of any suitable mawill extend over the anchored end of the hooks terial and of any desired length and may be and the tail member 25 as well as the ferrule 11, secured to the hooks in any suitable manner. and during the advancement of the spinner The numeral [2 designates guards for the through the water it Wi11 rest p n e C osed 5 barbed end it of the hooks. These guards l2 end it of the ferrule I! as a bearing, the water are constructed of any suitable material and are operating to cause the spinner to freely rotate flexible and resilient being preferably formed into about the rod or wire ill. the shape of a loop, the connecting portion it During this advancement of the bait through of which is preferably shaped to form a seat, the water, the tendency of the hooks ii to rotate 50 the wall of which rests against the barbed end. and of the line 2! to twist will be overcome by the The ends of the guards i5 may be anchored or serotation of the spinner, the spinner forming a cured in any desired or suitable manner and are shield or guard to direct the water as well as the preferably disposed adjacent the end of the body weeds through which it passes, away from the of the hook, rod or wire Ill, and the ends of the hooks. 55

The extension 24 on the spinner also serves to assist in guiding and directing the spinner through the weeds.

While the preferred form of the invention has been herein shown and described, it is to be understood that various changes may be made in the details of construction in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, Within the scope of the claims, without departing from the spirit of this invention.

What is claimed as new is:

1. An artificial bait embodying a wire rod, a hook provided adjacent one end of the rod, an anchored guard yieldably contacting the hook adjacent the end of the latter, a tail element substantially concealing the hook, a concaved spinner mounted upon said rod for free rotation with respect thereto and extending over the proximate portions of the hook and tail, means for maintaining the spinner against movement in a direction lengthwise of the rod, the body of the spinner being formed into spiral convolutions extending in a direction lengthwise of its axis, and

a tubular conical projection of substantial length rigidly connected with and projecting from the outer face of said spinner, said projection loosely encompassing said rod.

2. An artificial bait embodying a wire r0d,*a hook provided adjacent one end of the rod, a tail element substantially concealing the hook, a concaved spinner mounted upon said rod for free rotation with respect thereto and extending over the proximate portions of the hook and tail, means for maintaining the spinner against movement in a direction lengthwise of the rod, the body of the spinner being formed into spiral convolutions extending in a direction lengthwise of its axis, and a tubular conical projection of substantial length rigidly connected at its base with the spinner and projecting beyond the outer face of the latter, and loosely encompassing the rod to turn thereabout with the spinner, the base of said projection being of a diameter considerably less than the diameter of the spinner.

CARL A. JOHNSON. 

